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Until the carriers fix these problems, you’re at risk of a SIM swap. But you can protect yourself right now. Take a few minutes to check all your online accounts. Make sure 2-factor authentication is enabled, and it’s a secure option such as an authenticator app, and not SMS.
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"SIM swap" attacks have been in the news for years. They’ve enabled serious financial crimes and even a hack of the Twitter CEO's account. We spent 6 months researching how vulnerable wireless accounts are to these attacks. Our draft study is out today. issms2fasecure.com/
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Just ordered a couple 1TB thumb drives for $30 each. I still find myself awestruck by tech progress -- I desperately wanted a 10MB hard drive for my IIGS as a teen, but didn't have the $399. One million times cheaper per byte, one thousand times faster, and 100 times smaller now.
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Which means this famous Slashdot comment on the iPod is also 18 years old:
“No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.”
slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/…
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The distinction between schools and prisons becomes less defined each passing day.
New: Driven by fears of school shootings, public schools are now paying tech companies to monitor everything students write in school emails or type in shared documents.
School officials say they respond “within minutes” to what students have written: theguardian.com/world/2019/o…
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This is a completely legal, secret, privately-run nationwide database of the movements, home addresses, workplaces, and visited locations of everyone who owns a car
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I can no longer read TechCrunch, the company I founded, because I use an adblocker to stop malware. Sigh.
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"I think telescopes maintain the sanctity of the mauna, worshipping the sky through observation and servicing a goal of bringing humankind closer to understanding creation of life in the universe." civilbeat.org/2019/07/tmt-me… #TMT #TMTHawaii #MaunaKea #hawaii – at Honolulu, HI
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Did you know Google Gmail keeps a log of everything you buy? cnb.cx/2NADXlI
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"Surveillance scoring" is a commonly used computer algorithm practice that can cause some customers to be charged more for products &/or be used to deny housing/employment.
@dellcam says experts are calling this behavior illegal & are fighting to end it:
gizmodo.com/the-surveillance…
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Technological telekinesis: This wristband lets humans control machines with their minds. cnb.cx/2zFPl8R
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We're Apparently Scanning Our TVs For Viruses Now tdrt.io/hoL
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You can hide your email address when making accounts on websites with Sign in With Apple. Apple will create a randomized address to protect your privacy. Each app gets a unique address, and you can disable them when you’re tired of hearing from that app.
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Stanford University’s newest #robot is Doggo, a cute-ish, relatively affordable, four-legged #opensource bot. bit.ly/2w6zdbV
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I can’t believe what I’m seeing! While running a facial recognition pilot, one man (understandably imho) covered himself up. The police forced him to show his face (& then fined him for disorderly conduct). This is dangerous & terrifying.
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We recognize that we cannot achieve our mission alone, so we decided to open source Tesla patents, making them accessible to anyone who wants to design and build electric vehicles.
tesla.com/blog/all-our-paten…